JOHN CAGE WATER WALK Solo Television PerformerFoR $olo TELETTSION PERFORMER, SOKN CAGE MILANO 959 CONBSENTO 196 BY HEAMMAR, PRESS DE., 373 PARK AVE, go, HEW YOR Us IY.SRRERTTTASFFFF SSS SAS SESS SESS SSS SSS SSS SSH E SEER EEREEEEEL ELLE PROPERTIES AND TA (STRUMENTS USED IN WATER HALK 1 Chronometer (Stop-rateh), 2 Tables 6* x 2 (approx. 2¢ ~ 3* high) 1 Table Large enough for a tape-nachine 1 Bath tub 3/4 filled with water 1 ‘Toy Fish (automotive in water: te. mechanical and to be wound up» having movable tail fines oF stably electrical, battery-runy. the Tin'wade of rubbor with movable tail Tins, activated by connecting wires which are attached to It) 25¢ piece (optional) Grand Piano with 11 removed so that there is free access to the Strings, having a keyboard 1id not hinged, so that it may be effect- [vely“slammed Closed; no piano benéh; arrange pedal with weight or other acans so that resonance 1s not stopped by daspers 1 Tape Machine running at 7# 4.p.8. ‘Tape recording entitled Water Walk made especially for this composition Explosive Paper ottle (exploded by palling a string) which ejects Confetti (not bits of paper, but streamers), obtained in party shops; Several will be needed’ for Fehearsal Electric Hot Plate Pressure Cooker with hot water having resevable cap or valve at center of iia 1 Supply of Iee Cubesand geans for containing then (Ice Bucket or Insulated Paper Bag) Ordinary Drinking Glass (approx. 8* high) Pitener (approx. 12° nigh with an opening at least 6* in dianeter) with andle whistle (nondescript) Toy Rubber Duck which sounds when squeezed Vase (approx. 18" high) with water if fresh roses are used Dozen Red Roses (fresh or artificial) Garden SprinkLing Tin Can with handle and water Chinese Gong 12-16" in diameter with gong beater (yarm-covered) and having string for holding 4¢ suspeaded Bottle of Capart Electric Mixer (with ice cubes in 1t) capable of breaking up ice Iron pipe (at least 12" long, 1" in dianeter) Portable radios of inferior quality Turkish cyabal approx, 12" in diameter with handle Soda Syphon (a second will be required for rehearsal Quail Cali activated by squeczing a rubber bulb Goose thistle FOR SUGGESTED PLACEMENT OF ABOVE PROPERTIES AND INSTRUMENTS , SEE DIAGRAM.SRRRRRRTATTTAS SSS SAS ESSE SS SESS SSS SS SSS ESE SE EEEEEEELE REELED NOTES REGARDING SOME OF THE ACTIONS TO BE MADE IN THE ORDER OF OCcURENCE Start watch and then time actions as closely as possible to their appearance GnUhe"score whore each page= winutes a 1, After starting fish, plece on strings of piano, low or middle register, so thet movable tail fine set strings vibrating. Scrape a bass string lengthwise with fingernail or coin. 2. Friction 3. Slam pisno keyboard 1id closed. 4, Make plzz, on high piano string with fingernail or coin. 5, Explode bottle up and over pi 6. If fish is electrical, no winding 48 neceswary before placing it in bath tubs 7, Produce steam by opening cap-valve of pressure cooker. Reclose 8, Pizz. on low plano string with Finger tip. 9. Place ice in glass (preparing a drink). 10. Fill piteher with vater froa bath tub. 11, Glissando on strings (low or aiddle register up.or down) with tyspant stick, 12. Place vase with roses in tub so that it remains upright. 13. Water roses with garden sprinkler. 14, Lower gong into tub while constantly sounding it with beater. Leave gong in’ tube 15. Pour sufficient Campari for a "Campari Soda.” 1G. The dowinant seventh should-be a simple chord middle register both hands. Open 1id to do this, 17. Hit edge of bath tub with pipe. 10, Radios are 13 be slapped 1f they are to be pushed off tables later (this Should not be rehearsed since it seushes radioa)s Ta this case, the radion hood not be functioning. If radios are to be played, tune each’one difterently, To'stations or static oF beth 19. Begin whistling near pitcher and then submerge whistle in water while still blowing through its 20. Simply replace vase and roses back of tub. 21, Grasping symbol handle, crash instrugent against surface of water in tub. 22. Syphon soda into glass where ice and cagpari have already been put. 23. Any 2 pize. with fingernails on piano strings, together or in succession. 24, Open Lid to produce single notes. Use both forearms for cluster. 25. Drink Campari Soda which is ready, not entirely, for there is insufficient Gane. 26. ‘Goose’ 1s a goose whistle, 27. Regove valve for stean production, this time entirely, replacing it at end after other business is finished. Since floor becomes wet during rehearsal and perforaance, an assistant should be provided who mops up.a a ih o? her 1s wp sgufhes EE ae ose a » 45 50 5 bo fu, (Ws DUK = WE RIME > stray, oe iiss aie We PYRIGIT® 196 BY HENMAR, PRESS T..375 PARK, AVE SD, NEW York 16,22.0 8 lo is » % » fh be Mh BS Be gs a : anol RADOd RADY eee WHR, wee Pavies PN out ay ta